Good Samaritans clean graffiti off Nigel Bradham sign

The Wakulla County native is the first player from the area to ever play in and win a Super Bowl.
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Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham, with his son Nazir, 3, returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.(Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)Buy Photo

Bradham – a former Wakulla High and Florida State linebacker – helped the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII in February.

He was the first player from Wakulla County to play in a Super Bowl.

When Godwin passed the sign late Monday afternoon on his way home from work, he noticed it had been defaced: Bradham’s name was blotched out by black spray paint. Godwin’s wife Julie-Rose Godwin had noticed it, too.

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Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham, with his son Nazir, 3, returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School. Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this yearÕs Wakulla County Christian CoalitionÕs Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham, with his son Nazir, 3, returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham, with his son Nazir, 3, returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this yearÕs Wakulla County Christian CoalitionÕs Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this yearÕs Wakulla County Christian CoalitionÕs Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Jacobi Kemp, 3, watches as Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this yearÕs Wakulla County Christian CoalitionÕs Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham signs an autograph for Billi Jager during his return home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade. “I’m not an Eagles fan, I’m a Nigel fan,” said Jager.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Tyson Perryman, 2, watches as Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Nigel Bradham returns home to Crawfordville as a Super Bowl champion, playing the part of Grand Marshall in a parade at this year’s Wakulla County Christian Coalition’s Black History Festival. Bradham played football locally at Florida State and Wakulla High School.
Joe Rondone/Democrat

Julie-Rose Godwin, 34, posted photographs on social media of her husband cleaning the Springhill sign.

She said in her Facebook post: “Not in our neighborhood. Nope. Take that trash somewhere else. It’s cleaned off now and we have plenty more magic erasers, nail polish remover and elbow grease where that came from.”

Godwin, who has lived in Wakulla County for most of her life, was still dismayed by the damage two days later.

"We just were doing what we thought was the right thing," said Godwin, who attended Wakulla High and Maclay School.

"We felt terrible about it. Somebody defaced something that is really meaningful to a lot of us in this community. We are proud of our community, and there are a lot of good people who live here."

Godwin's social media post generated waves of positive feedback and support, including a telephone call of thanks from Bradham's mother Rose. Rose also alerted Nigel – in training camp with the Eagles – about the couple's good deed.

"She said Nigel would love to meet us," Billy Godwin said.

"When he was at Wakulla and Florida State, he did pretty good. We were really proud of him when he won the Super Bowl."